"Heshbon (also Hesebon, Esebon, Esbous, Esebus; Hebrew: \u05D7\u05E9\u05D1\u05D5\u05DF\u200E; Latin: Esebus; Arabic: \u062D\u0634\u0628\u0648\u0646\u200E) was an ancient town located east of the Jordan River in the modern kingdom of Jordan and historically within the territories of Ammon and Ancient Israel."@en .